The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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Minority kicks against 5G contract; says it’s not in Ghana’s interest

The Minority in Parliament has expressed serious concerns about the government’s decision to award a 5G licensing contract to NextGen InfraCo, a company established just a week prior to the contrac...

June 3, 2024

Attorney General accused of witness tampering

Godfred Dame, Ghana's Attorney General has been caught on tape guiding a witness to give false testimony in court against the opposition leader in parliament. The National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

May 28, 2024

Bryan Acheampong winning SSNIT hotels bid amounts to conflict of interest

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is on the verge of divesting 60% each of its shares in four prominent hospitality assets: Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach Resort, Ri...

May 17, 2024

GH¢2.67bn expenditure on ‘dubious’ digitalization initiatives

North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has raised concerns about the government's expenditure in the health sector, particularly on what he perceives as questionable digitalisation projects. In a ...

April 3, 2024

Freddie Blay & former IGP’s daughters among those who grabbed scholarships for the needy

In 2019-2020, the Scholarship Secretariat spent at least 291,480 pounds sterling (GBP), 146,502 US dollars (USD) and 7,685 Canadian dollars (CAD) on 20 influential individuals and the associates of...

April 2, 2024

GHC 4,500 iPad keyboard for Cocobod board members

Ghanaians are in shock after a document requesting keyboards to be bought for board members of Ghana’s cocobod hit the internet. Cocobod’s leaked proforma invoice dated February 26, 2024 and sig...

April 1, 2024

Poor pitch condition leads to SA hockey teams withdrawing from Africa Games in Ghana

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) have withdrawn the country’s hockey teams from the Africa Games in Ghana citing the poor condition of the playing surface. S...

March 18, 2024

Govt spent GHC68.5m to photocopy ‘passco’ for WASSCE candidates through sole-sourcing

The Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that the government spent an amount of GHS68.5 million to photocopy past questions for candidates of the West African Senior School Examin...

March 4, 2024

Bawumia’s family benefiting from overpriced single-sourced cocoa road contracts

The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of being deceptive to Ghanaians by promising to end unmerited single-sourcing of government contract...

Feb. 16, 2024

Gov't spent $12m on suspended Agyapa Royalties deal

The government of Ghana spent $12 million on the botched Agyapa royalties deal, according to CEO Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng of the Minerals Income Investment Fund, as reported to the Public Accounts...

Feb. 15, 2024

Questionable contract by Finance Minister gives SML over $100 million annually

In a shocking exposé, the Fourth Estate unearthed a concerning alliance between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), a mysterious startup. This alliance...

Dec. 18, 2023

Ghana asks bondholders for 30%-40% haircut

Ghana has submitted debt restructuring scenarios to bondholders which include a haircut of 30% to 40% on principal, a coupon of not more than 5%, and a final maturity of not more than 20 years, Fin...

Oct. 16, 2023

NPP thugs storm UTV studios disrupting live broadcast

Some NPP thugs with hostile intentions invaded the studios of UTV on Saturday, October 7, 2023, abruptly halting the live broadcast of the weekly United Showbiz program. Their presence and agitated...

Oct. 8, 2023

‘Heaven Scandal’ Exposes Akufo-Addo’s Secret Land Grab

Member of parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has accused President Akufo-Addo and finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta of handing over airport lands to a company by name Heaven Builde...

Oct. 2, 2023

BOST admits to buying 18 iPhones for staff

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited Company (BOST) has issued a statement addressing recent reports regarding its acquisition of 18 iPhone 13 Pro Max devices for corporate executives, c...

Oct. 1, 2023

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